Hisense CFU21N6AE Running Cost (Freezer)
What the Hisense CFU21N6AE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hisense CFU21N6AE at 494 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $93 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 23.2% above it, ranking 563 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $17/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Hisense CFU21N6AE: Gaggenau RF463703 ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr), then Hisense CFU21N6AWE ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 22 of Hisense's 31 certified freezers, this sits between the FV06C7ASE ($50/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HUF210N6AE ($93/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $93/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Hisense CFU21N6AE already costs $93/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
The full Freezer category page shows all 658 freezers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 494 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.